Policeman wounded

[TamilNet, Sunday, 05 September 1999, 08:19 GMT]A policeman was wounded when suspected members of the Liberation Tigers fired at Kallar police post on the Batticaloa-Kalmunai road, around 7.30 a.m. this morning.

The police opened fire to repulse the attack, sources said.

All vehicular movement through Kallar was disrupted for a short period following the incident. Kallar is 35 km south of Batticaloa.